WHAT CRITICS SAY OF THE HANDBOOK OF THE TREES 



" The most ideal handbook I have ever 

 seen. The plan was a happy conception. A 

 model in treatment and execution and is by 

 far the most convenient book I have' ever 

 seen for the ready identification of natural 

 history objects. C. Hart Merriam, 



Former Chief U. S. Biological Survey. 



" Xo other book that has been made, 

 and it is safe to say no other that will be 

 made, can take the place of this masterly 

 production. Xo library, public or private, 

 is complete without it, and no school should 

 be without it. The price may seem large 

 before you have seen what it buys, but 

 when you have seen you will wonder that 

 the book is so inexpensive." A. E. Winship, 

 in Journal of Education. 



" By far the most useful book I have ever 



seen for libraries to give to most readers. 



^One wholly unfamiliar with botany can 



'easily identify the trees." Melvil Dewey, 



Pres. Amer. Library Inst. 



" Many attempts have been made to bring 

 into popular form such descriptions of our 

 trees as would enable the amateur to recog- 

 nize the various species at different seasons. 

 It has remained for Mr. Romeyn B. Hough 

 to produce a book that adequately accom- ! 

 plishes this laudable purpose. But it does 

 much more ; it brings to the forester, lum- 

 berman, cultivator and botanist alike such a 

 compact and comprehensive portrayal of the 

 trees as has never before been at his service. 

 The book may be commended as indispensa- 

 ble for all students of trees." 



Botanical Gazette. 



" It is impossible to convey in a few "words 

 an adequate impression of the value and 

 beauty of the ' HANDBOOK.' It is a mine of 

 valuable information, and with it the study 

 of trees becomes a delightful diversion." 



W. T. Hornaday, 

 Director N. Y. Zoological Park. 



" The most satisfactory volume I possess 

 on the subject, out of a total of some 250 

 books on this and kindred subjects." 



Dean Alvord, New York. 



" It is doubtful if any book placed before 

 the public in recent years possesses the 

 peculiar charm of this HANDBOOK OF THE 

 TREES. A veritable encyclopedia of hard- 

 won knowledge, and the manner of presenta- 

 tion is as beautiful and facinating as it is 

 scientifically accurate and generally instruc- 

 tive. Xo observer of the trees that we can 

 recall has performed suc-h a valuable service 

 as Mr. Hough in this book. Xever was a 

 camera used to Yietter purpose than in the 

 preparation ci Una work. A unique featuie, 



which shouiu commend the worK to lumber- 

 men, timber holders, cruisers and those 

 identified with the lumber and timber inter- 

 ests, is the series of magnified wood struc- 

 tures, designed as an aid in identifying 

 timbers." St. Louis Lumberman. 



"Altogether the most interesting and most 

 valuable book on trees that I have ever seen, 

 and worth fully double the amount charged 

 for it. Send me six more copies for pres- 

 entation to friends in England." 

 W. H. Boardman, 



Editor Railroad Gazette. 



" The best book of its kind on the market 

 at present. For every lover of trees and 

 for the man who ' wants to know ' there is 

 no other book so helpful. I cannot speak 

 too highly of the book." 



Gustave Straubenmueller, 

 Associate Supt. Schools, New ^ork. 



" Of greatest value to foresters, lumber- 

 men, botanists, nature students and sports- 

 men. We cannot recommend the book too 

 highly." Forest and Stream. 



" Should be upon the shelves of every 

 library for the use of the lovers of trees, 

 botanists, lumbermen, etc. Mr. Hough comes 

 of his love of trees by inheritance, as his 

 father was the late Dr. Franklin B. Hough, 

 the first U. S. Commissioner of Forestry." 

 Bangor Weekly Commercial. 



" The most interesting work on trees that 

 I have ever seen, and I own nearly all that 

 have been published in the United States." 

 John Alden, Lawrence, Mass. 



"A perfectly delightful book. The illus- 

 trations of the leaves, fruits, etc., are very 

 fine indeed, while the illustrations of the 

 trunks are works of art. To every lover of 

 trees this book will be a source of inspira- 

 tion." Dr. J. N. Rose, Botanist, 



U. S. National Herbarium. 



"Unique and beautiful, as well as ex- 

 tremely useful, it deserves a place in the 

 library of every tree lover in the world." 



The Dial. 



" There is nothing but praise for the work 

 as a whole." The Nation. 



" Of the utmost value. Should be in the 

 hands of everybody who has a patriotic 

 pride in the forests of our country." 



Collier's Weekly. 



"An extraordinarily thorough an'd attrac- 

 tive handbook of the trees, furnished with 

 realistic illustrations that almost carry the 

 scent and touch of the original." 

 New York Times, 



Saturday Book Reviev/. 



